landgraviate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of landgraviate
1650–60; < Medieval Latin landgraviātus. See landgrave ( Medieval Latin landgravius ), -ate 3
Example Sentences
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Charles ordered a review at Ensisheim, the official capital of the landgraviate.
From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Putnam, Ruth
On his father’s death in 1567 he received one half of Hesse, with Cassel as his capital; and this formed the landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
As the capital of the former landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg, the town shared the vicissitudes of that state.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
In 1469 he bought the landgraviate of Alsace and the countship of Ferrette from the archduke Sigismund of Austria, and in 1473 the aged duke Arnold ceded the duchy of Gelderland to him.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
It was till 1866 a landgraviate and electorate of Germany, consisting of several detached masses of territory, to the N.E. of Frankfort-on-the-Main.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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